{"id":27555,"date":"2026-03-27T17:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wannseeforum.de\/?post_type=seminare&p=27555"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:54:04","slug":"zeiten-des-aufbruchs-maerz-2026","status":"publish","type":"seminare","link":"https:\/\/wannseeforum.de\/en\/seminare\/zeiten-des-aufbruchs-maerz-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eTimes of new beginnings\u201c \u2013 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From March 21st to 27th, 2026, students from the Gymnasium am Augarten in Vienna and the Goethe-Gymnasium in Berlin came together. For one week, they focused on human rights and democracy, and how to strengthen them in Europe.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The seminar \u201eDemocracy does not stand still in times of change.<\/em>\u201c had set itself the goal of Strengthening understanding of the European Convention on Human Rights and democracy<\/strong>. The students from Berlin and Vienna learned Responsibility for human rights, Europe and democratic values<\/strong> to take over and stand up for them\u2013 with her own voice<\/strong> and in their actions.<\/strong> During an excursion to the city center, the participants shared biographies of "heroes of democracy and human rights" with each other. For example, they learned about Hilde Copi and her... Resistance against National Socialism<\/strong> as well as a number of other people. In the next step, the students compiled a list of their heroes. These included Anne Frank, Rezo, Alexander Van der Bellen, and Greta Thunberg. It quickly became clear that role models are a ambivalent attitudes<\/strong> exhibiting \u2013 a finding that sparked lively discussions and encouraged active engagement with historical and current topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it is possible to directly influence democracy from the age of 16 was demonstrated during a visit by Dennis Buchner<\/strong> conveyed in a lively manner. As a member of the Berlin House of Representatives, he reported on how parliamentary democracy works<\/strong> and what democrats stand for. He addressed current issues such as the housing shortage and emphasized the importance of voting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The young people then worked to central values of democracy<\/strong> in the workshops. The seminar increasingly became a space where theory and practice, reflection and creative action met and merged. The participants were encouraged to, to express their opinions, to critically question issues, and to actively participate in social discourse.<\/strong>. They translated the results into works of art, reflecting on them repeatedly throughout the process. Content and expression<\/strong> of the work created, in joint discussions. The event concluded with a presentation<\/strong>, in which the participants exhibited and performed their works and presented the ideas behind them to the guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seminar results<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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